βηματίζω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek βηματίζω (bēmatízō, to pace (measure by walking)).[1] By surface analysis, βήμα, βήματος (víma, vímatos, step) + -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.maˈti.zo/
  • Hyphenation: βη‧μα‧τί‧ζω

Verb

βηματίζω • (vimatízo) (past βημάτισα)

  1. (intransitive) to pace, to step (to walk back and forth in a small distance)

Conjugation

References

  1. βηματίζω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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